Junaid Khan given Lancashire green light

Junaid Khan has been given permission by the Pakistan Cricket Board to play for Lancashire this season.

Junaid Khan has been given permission by the Pakistan Cricket Board to play for Lancashire this season.

The seamer will arrive in June and play in their Friends Life t20 campaign. He will also vie for a place in the LV= County Championship side with the club’s other overseas player Ashwell Prince in the second half of the season.

Khan, 22, has played five Tests for Pakistan and 11 one-day internationals. He had an impressive spell with Lancashire last season, particularly bowling at the death during their Twenty20 campaign.

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